Archive · 23 Jul 2026
Jharkhand High Court Denies Divorce to Husband
A man in Jharkhand, India, asked the court for a divorce, saying his wife was cruel and had left him.
But the court said no, because the husband was the one being cruel.
He didn't take care of his wife and their son, and he said mean things about his wife, like saying she wasn't a good person.
The wife said she left because he was mean to her and had other relationships.
The court believed the wife and said the husband couldn't prove his claims.
The wife wants to live with her husband and son if he treats them well.
The Jharkhand High Court dismissed a husband's plea for divorce on grounds of cruelty and desertion.
The court found the husband failed to prove his claims and the wife had reasonable cause to live separately.
The husband alleged the wife deserted him and filed a false criminal case, while the wife claimed she left due to ill-treatment and his alleged extramarital relationships.
The husband denied being the father of the wife's son, but the wife stated she conceived before marriage and the husband agreed to marry her after the child was born.
The court highlighted that levelling allegations of unchastity and extramarital relationships constituted cruelty.
- Who
- A husband and wife involved in a divorce case in Jharkhand High Court
- What
- The court denied the husband's plea for divorce on grounds of cruelty and desertion
- When
- The couple married in 2008 and separated in 2009. The court decision was made on July 20.
- Where
- Jharkhand High Court
- Why
- The court found that the husband failed to prove cruelty or desertion, and the wife had reasonable cause to live separately due to alleged ill-treatment and denial of their son’s paternity.
Husband's Allegations
Wife's Defense
Cruelty and Desertion
Husband's Allegations
The husband alleged that the wife deserted him without justification and subjected him to mental cruelty by filing a false criminal case.
Wife's Defense
The wife claimed she left due to ill-treatment and the husband's alleged extramarital relationships, and the family court had dismissed his earlier suit for restitution of conjugal rights.
Paternity of the Son
Husband's Allegations
The husband denied being the father of the wife's son, alleging unchastity.
Wife's Defense
The wife stated she conceived before marriage and the husband agreed to marry her after the child was born.
- Date of Marriage
- June 25, 2008
- Date of Separation
- 2009
- Date of Court Decision
- July 20
- Court
- Jharkhand High Court
- Justices
- Sujit Narayan Prasad and Sanjay Prasad
- Act
- Special Marriage Act
